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a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students
who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
PCB 7980: Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.
STA 5325: Fundamentals of Probability(3) Prereq: grade of C or
better in MAC 2313 and STA 3032 or equivalent. Topics in
probability and statistics, particularly discrete and continuous
random variables, sampling distributions, estimation, and hypothesis
testing. Applications to engineering and natural science.
STA 5328: Fundamentals of Statistical Theory (3) Prereq: STA
4321 or equivalent. Direct continuation of STA 4321/STA 5325.
Basic material for distribution theory, sampling distributions,
properties of estimators, hypothesis testing, linear regression
analysis, and analysis of variance. A good knowledge of calculus is
helpful.
STA 6166: Statistical Methods in Research I (3) Prereq: STA
2023 or equivalent. Statistical methods based on t, F, and Chi2 tests. Analysis of variance for basic experimental designs. Factorial
experiments. Regression analysis and analysis of covariance.
STA 6167: Statistical Methods in Research II (3) Prereq: STA
6166. Analysis of covariance and general linear model. Factorial,
nested, split-plot, and incomplete block designs. Analysis of count
data.
STA 6178: Genetic Data Analysis (3) Prereq: STA 6327.
Biological and molecular basis. Likelihood ratio test, multinomial
distribution and Bailey's theorem. Linkage analysis of qualitative
traits. Twin and sibling studies. Computing the kinship coefficient by
the matrix method. Mapping quantitative trait loci by EM algorithm.
Heritability. Breeding value prediction using flanking markers with
variance component analysis. Linkage disequilibrium analysis for
gene mapping. Forensic genetics using Bayes' formula. Genetic
counseling. Gene pattern matching and constructing evolutionary
trees by cluster analysis.
STA 6207: Basic Design and Analysis of Experiments (3)
Prereq: STA 6208 Regression Analysis. Principles of experimental
design, completely randomized design (analysis, contrasts,
diagnostics), random effects models, factorial experiments (fixed,
random, and mixed effect), block designs, Latin squares, split plots,
and full and fractional factorial experiments.
STA 6329: Matrix Algebra and Statistical Computing(3) Prereq:
MAC 3313. Basic theory of determinants, inverses and generalized
inverses, eigenvalues and eigenvectors; applications of partitioned
matrices; diagonalization and decomposition theorems; applications
in least squares.
STA 6934: Special Topics in Statistics (1-3; max: 12) Prereq:
permission of graduate adviser.
STA 7979: Advanced Research (1-12) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with
a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students
who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.